GET OUT! Festive light displays a sight to see

The light shows not only celebrate holiday cheer — many of them also help out various charities. Here are 11 of the area's brightest.

Angie Younessi

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December is here with its wintery chill, but giving off a warm glow are the area homes whose halls — and lawns and roofs and driveways — are decked out with holiday lights. Lots and lots of lights.

The light shows not only celebrate holiday cheer — many of them also help out various charities. Here are 11 of the area's brightest.

1. The Hockenberry display

Last year's display on Seventh Street in North Canton was so popular, it caused traffic jams throughout the neighborhood. So, the Hockenberrys moved the display to their newly purchased property, Barthel's Garden Center at 8088 Market Ave. N in Plain Township. They've also more than doubled the size of the display. Now, some 150,000 lights flicker, flash and jump to music broadcast on 93.5 FM from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 5:30 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Donations are accepted for Susan G. Komen and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and nonperishable food items are accepted for the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank.

2. North Canton Christmas

A dancing display of more than 100,000 lights brightens the home and lawn at 3556 Farnham St. NW in Plain Township. The display will be lit from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 5:30 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tune to 93.5 FM to hear the tunes. Donations are accepted for Akron Children's Hospital and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

3. Wallace Holiday Light Display

Visitors can see a 20-foot-tall tree of lights, soldiers drumming to music and leaping light arches at 7363 Saratoga Hills St. NE in Plain Township. The 100,000-light display shines through New Year's Day, with music broadcast on 103.7 FM. Donations of new, unwrapped toys can be dropped off for Toys for Tots.

4. Christmas at Crownpoint

This year's 25-minute shows feature a classic Christmas show, a show called "Ribbons" and a Disney finale. The 30,000 lights glimmer from 7 to 10 p.m. nightly through Dec. 29 at 3459 Crownpoint St. NW in Perry Township. Shows start at the top and bottom of each hour, with music broadcast on 102.7 FM. Donations are accepted for the Aultman Cancer Center and Stark County Hunger Task Force. A bonus: donors have a chance to win a raffle basket.

5. The Lights on Cyprus Drive

More than 22,000 lights decorating two homes at 2220 Cyprus Drive SE in Massillon will entertain from 5:30 to 11 p.m. nightly until Jan. 6. Music is broadcast on 88.5 FM. Donations of nonperishable food are accepted for Operation Outreach.

6. Metzger Lights

The residence at 920 Richards Drive in Louisville is home to a 30-minute light show of some 20,000 lights moving to music on 104.9 FM. Shows glow from 6 to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 6 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday through New Year's Eve.

7. Christmas in Brewster

The village celebrates with its annual display on East Main Street, next to the firehouse. More than 30,000 lights, set to music on 102.7 FM, will be lit from 6 to 10 p.m. nightly through New Year's Eve.

8. Tyler Christmas Light Show

The home and lawn at 2505 Fallen Oak Circle NE in Massillon comes alive with half-hour shows featuring 12,000 lights synchronized to music on 93.5 FM. Shows begin on the hour from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 6 to 10 p.m. Friday through Sunday until Christmas.

9. Jacob Street Lights

Light seekers can watch shows at 279 Jacob Street NE in Navarre from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. daily through New Year's Eve. The 12,000 lights are set to music broadcast on 103.7 FM.

10. Stadium Park

Holiday characters are brought to life in the animated light displays throughout Stadium Park in Canton. The drive-through exhibit will remain lit through the new year.

11. Green display

The home at 1507 Cherry Lane in Green is a veritable playground in lights, with a 15-foot-tall waving snowman, a moving ferris wheel, a glittering hot air balloon, a lighted rollercoaster ridden by a penguin, a Santa giraffe in a rotating lit cube, reindeer on the roof and more.

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